Hans (Svendsen) Weidemann Dam inherited Sandegård, 14' Slg. after his
father died in 1766. The probate set the farm's value at 400
Silverdalers.;
while his total assets were valued at 608 Silverdalers and 8 Marks.
Of which Svend Hansen Dam's widow got half, Hans Weidemann Dam
received 202 Sldr., and Karen Svendsdatter, who was married to Hans
Jensen, received the remainder, a bit over 100 Sldr. The probate also
mentions that there was a goodly amount of silverware, of which Hans
recieved a silver cup engraved: "O.A.S. 1712", and a silver-spoon
engraved "R.A." From the 1787 census of Østerlars: 14' Selvejergaard:
Hans Weideman Dam, Hosbonde, 42, 1' gift, Gaardbeboer, ved Herreds
Comp.; Anne Madsdatter, Madmoder,39, 1' gift; Walburg Hansdatter,
Deres børn, 18, ugift; Anne Hansdatter, Deres børn, 13, ugift; Karen
Hansdatter, Deres børn, 11, ugift; Kirsten Hansdatter, Deres børn, 6,
ugift; Margrethe Hansdatter, Deres børn, 4, ugift; Christen Andersen,
Tjenestekarl, 16, ugift.